Fashion Notes On Hats Collars And A Woman's Edition
The piece surveys plumed hats and black velvet designs with ostrich plumes and a high collar trend. It notes a British neckwear novelty and mentions Amarinth and Lord Reggie from The Green Carnation. It also discusses the Cleveland Plain Dealer issuing a women led edition on January 24 with a $1000 incentive and gender dynamics in journalism.
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London
Mr. Amarinth
Lord Reggie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The
Plain Dealer
Fashionable Dutch bonnets and jeweled hair sets in vogue
The piece describes ornate hair fashions with rosettes of black satin and rhinestone buttons, ten plumes, and side combs richly jeweled. It notes Dutch bonnets as popular for dress occasions and mentions reform ideals by women editors, including esthetic lamp posts and street cleaning, in a tone blending social commentary with fashion detail.
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Chicago Times
Butler widow falls to ram in deadly attack
Mrs. Andrew Moore of Butler Pennsylvania was knocked down by a vicious ram and butt to death at sixty. The incident is reported in a local column with other humor and social notes.
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Andrew Moore
Butler, Pa
New Collar Style Captures Fresh Fashion Interest
Report notes young women in towns wearing the latest collar trend, a turned down design as high as a standard upstanding collar. The collar unfolds to a six inch high view, appears doubled, and signals a new fashion among fashionable circles.
Rice Waffles
A historic recipe lists mixing dry ingredients then adding boiled rice and its water. Combine with beaten yolk milk and melted butter, fold in stiffly beaten egg white, and fry in a greased waffle iron.
Egg Sauce Method from a 19th Century Recipe
A practical recipe explains boiling two eggs hard then making a light roux with butter and flour. Add a pint of boiling water, season with salt and pepper, simmer until smooth, keep hot, and finally peel the eggs to cut into pieces and fold into the sauce.
Sugar Thread Syrup for Icing on Cake
Boil one cup of sugar with four tablespoons of water until it forms threads when dropped from a spoon. Beat one egg white, then pour the hot syrup slowly into the egg while whisking. Flavor and spread over cake while warm.
Habits of the Lobster Could Boost Cultivation
The article discusses the growing potential to cultivate lobsters as readily as trout within a few years, outlining implications for aquaculture and resource management.
Romance and Tragedy Follow Botetourt County Marriage
A Roanoke Virginia wedding joins John W. Trout and Mrs. Lavinia K. Walton in a union linked to a brutal 1891 double tragedy in Botetourt County. Hamilton Obenshain killed Trout at the church then died by his own hand after a final confession at a nearby home. Trout died days later and rests near Obenshain in the same cemetery.
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Roanoke
Botetourt County
John W. Trout
Lavinia K. Walton
Obenshain
Troutville
Houston Obenshain
Horace N. Trout
Alice Richardson
Trout
Miss Richardson
Beyer
Rock candy production in wooden firkins and tins
Rock candy is now produced wholesale in tin buckets inside wooden firkins with strings across the buckets for crystals to form. The result can be a cloudy reddish brown color unlike the white crystals of twenty five years ago, but the crystallization remains an essentially honest process.
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Jones Estate
Hatchway
Mather
Walters
Oliver V. Rogers
Peter Gorman
Sound Beach
Conn
Aermata Cine
Frice
Abermotor Co
Cheage
Folding bed masquerading as a bookcase joke
Quote exchange reveals Baker’s supposed love of reading masks a single library setup a folding bed fitted as a bookcase. The dialogue plays on the humor of improvised space and a hidden library.
England Expands Navy With Record Ship Additions
Twenty seven war vessels were added to the British navy last year, exclusive of five torpedo boats, at a cost of about 12 million dollars. The record for 1895 will go even further as England enlarges its fleet with renewed zeal.
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England
Very Faint Crew
In a witty exchange Haverly asks if detectives can catch the burglar. Austen doubts it, noting the detectives have only a faint crew. The burglar leaves a photo of himself with name and address on it.
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Haverly
Austen
Startling Proposition in 19th Century Disguise
A terse dialogue shows McGuire proposing a theft plan and Sands agreeing. McGuire asks for security equal to what he takes, then offers to buy two hams and keep one as a pledge until he returns, illustrating a murky exchange with implied criminal intent.
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McGuire
Sands
Bibbs Medal Mystery Brewery Clash
A dialogue reveals a curious gesture where Bibbs awarded a man a gold medal for brewery after a dispute over his ex-wife. The exchange hints at odd motives and a notable reward.
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Bibbs
Tit fer Tat. Honest, now, you know women seldom have sense
He argues women lack sense, she concedes it but calls it partly a blessing, noting that if women were truly sensible few men could marry.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure and Endorsers
WeeTer offers 100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The undersigned West & Truax Walding Kinman Marvin Toledo druggists vouch for F J Cheney by fifteen years of knowledge and honor. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Hall's family pills 25 cents.
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WeeTer
Hall
Ron J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. Wethe
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Walding, Kinman & Marvin
Truth and Liberty Link in Historic Insight
A fragment notes truth and liberty as inseparable, cites a sensational claim about the sultan's court attire costing 7.5 million dollars annually, and mentions the global telegraph network totaling about 1,069,123 miles.
Briareus Had a Hundred Arow and Stomach Bitters
Nervousness carries many symptoms but all fade with the soothing quality of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The product tones the system through digestion and assimilation, promotes sleep, and fortifies the body against disease. It claims relief from malaria, constipation, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
A Question of Service Recipe in a Humorous Tale
A fragment from a humorous tale about Mbwoka and his forty second wife features a minister and a wife who evaluates a man’s worth. Her quip to “make a stew of him” leads to the stew being prepared as a test, illustrating social satire.
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Mbwoka
Vest Heist Leads to Second Request in Tramp Exchange
A tramp admits hiding a $25 note in a vest once, then returns demanding another vest. The episode unfolds as the resident woman questions the missing money while the vagrant presses for further clothing.
Hot Springs South Dakota Offers Cure for Invalids
A Erie Pa reader recounts traveling to Hot Springs South Dakota in 1894 for healing waters. He reports initial weakness then steady improvement, credits waters air and mountain surroundings, and recommends the resort with its hospitable treatment and comfortable hotel. He invites readers to request an illustrated folder from J Francis in Omaha Nebraska.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Erie
Grand Mountain
South Dakota
Soneik
Was. W. Tyson
Penn
J. Francis
Burlin
Omaha
Neb
Hot
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heralded as Nervous System Restorer
An unnamed claimant recounts his wife's long battle with headaches debility and nervousness. He credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with delivering substantial relief where other doctors and remedies failed, portraying it as indispensable for nourishing blood and nerves.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Renewal
Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood to support the nervous system. Many women report nervousness relief after use. the remedy is tied to liver function and impure blood, claimed as a comprehensive health restorer. A testimonial from Jacos Romaen of Morrison Missouri endorses its family use.
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Hood
Jacos Romaen
Morrison
Missouri
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Caln Ourself
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